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How do you say "twenty" in Russian?

двадцать

dvadcatʹ

Noun Cyrillic

In Russian, "twenty" is двадцать .

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Pronunciation

Say 'dvat-SAT' with stress on the second syllable. The 'dva' is 'two' in Russian, and 'tsat' is the tens-marker ending.

Writing and usage

Двадцать has eight letters and is masculine. It combines два (two) + дцать (tens marker). The soft sign (ь) marks softness at the end.

Example sentence

Двадцать это две декады.

Twenty is two decades.

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How to remember двадцать

Двадцать literally means 'two tens'. The 'dva' prefix is clearly 'two'. It's the first of the round tens in Russian.

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Questions about двадцать

How do you say "twenty" in Russian?

In Russian, "twenty" is двадцать . It is a noun.

How is двадцать written in Russian?

Двадцать has eight letters and is masculine. It combines два (two) + дцать (tens marker). The soft sign (ь) marks softness at the end.

How is двадцать used in a sentence?

Use двадцать as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Двадцать это две декады. (Twenty is two decades.).

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